Gannon Hosts More Than 100 Middle School Students for MathCounts

Posted: February 20, 2013

Gannon University hosted more than 100 middle school students from 20 area schools for a recent MathCounts competition.

The event is sponsored by the Erie chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers. MathCounts is a fun competition designed to pique students’ interest in mathematics by making math achievement challenging and exciting.

The participating sixth, seventh, and eighth graders took part in both written and oral examinations that tested their skills in algebra, geometry, probability, and equations, among others.

Winners from the competition at Gannon advance to the state MathCounts competition, to be held in March in Harrisburg.